DOUGLAS COUNTY—A Kansas man convicted in the September 2021 death of a toddler who found a handgun in the home is going to prison.
Bishop Mendoza, 21, was sentenced to just over 3-years in prison for the accidental death of 2-year-old Legend King, according to the Douglas County District Attorney's office.
Mendoza left the stolen handgun where a child might find it. Mendoza had been convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter and Aggravated Endangering a Child for the incident.
In September of 2021, police were dispatched to a home in the 1500 Block of Wedgewood Drive in Lawrence in reference to a shooting, according to Lawrence Police.
Officers arrived on scene and located a 2-year-old child later identified as Legend King who was critically injured from a gunshot wound. EMS transported the boy to Lawrence Memorial Hospital where he died.